Why the US government is buying more apples than ever before
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Alan Jinich, Darian Woods, Julia Ritchey, Kate Concannon |
Monday, November 4, 2024
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Garland Elliott checks on trees in his orchard in West Virginia, which he's closing at the end of the year. Apple growers across the U.S. are having difficulty finding a market for their apples. (Alan Jinich for NPR.)
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For the second year in a row, the U.S. government is buying the largest quantity of apples in its history because there are not enough consumers and processors who want to buy them. Today on the show, an abundance of apples and why some apple growers are getting out of the game altogether.
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